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With Sunderland bottom of the Championship and Coleman’s transfer budget very small, fans have been left divided over Grabban’s return to the South Coast.

Les Ramsay posted on Twitter his concerns over losing the striker, saying: “Grabban back to Bournemouth, spanner in the works their mind.”

While Sam Prior was a little more brutal in his assessment: “Very worrying times for Sunderland with Grabban being recalled. We’ll be lucky if Vaughan, Maja and Asoro score a single goal between them till the end of the season.”

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Brad Dobbing, though, was less concerned, posting: “Grabban is a weird one. 12 goals but not actually very good at football. Very Darren Bent-ish. His goals may be missed but we may benefit as a team with a better player leading the line.”

Peter Whalen was also not downhearted: “Decent player but no fight. Completely trust Coleman to identify a suitable replacement.”